Animating Question
I’ve read that “the future belongs to the designer.” What does that mean for the way we educate our students?
Jane Du
Co-Founder, Vice-Chair, and Trustee
BACKGROUND
A passionate educator and leader, Jane is the founder and President of the Board of Trustees of Wahaha Bilingual School and Wahaha International School Hangzhou in China. She holds the position of the Chairman of the Board of 3Js Investment Group and has served as the Managing Director of China’s largest food and beverage enterprise, Wahaha Group Hangzhou, for nearly 20 years. Jane is a former trustee of Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts and an honorary trustee of West Lake University, Hangzhou.
EDUCATION
B.A. from Zhejiang University
WHAT SHE’D SAY TO HER 15-YEAR-OLD SELF
I loved language arts in high school, but I was afraid to pursue that kind of career. Looking back now, I’d tell myself, “Be a writer. Tell the real stuff.”